Vehicle.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE GLASCOCK, OF'VEEDERSBURG, INDIANA.

VEHICLE.

SPECIFICAIION form1ng part of Letters Patnt No. 672,937, daltedAprl 30, 1901. Application filed May 31, 1900. Serial No. 18,668. (No model.)

T 00ZZ whom it may concern: r Be it known that I, GEORGE GLASCOCK, a citizen of the United States, residing at Veedersburg, in the countyof Fountain 'and State v of a runner that may be attached to and detached from the wheels at will withoutre- -moving the vehicle-wheels, which enables ve hicles to be utiliz ed during the snow season for pleasure-sleighs or hauling-sleds; and to this end my invention' consists in thepecul-z iar construction, combination, and arrangement fully set for-th in the following descripforming a part of this application, in which like letters of reference indicate corresponding parts throughout the several views,Fig-' ure 1 is an elevation of myinvention entire attached to the wheelsof a vehicle. Fig. 2 is a vertical section on the line M N, Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section.on the line O P, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a transverse section of a modification of my invention. Fig. 5 is a transverse section of another modification of my iuvention. r

In the construction of my invention I use bent runners A, preferably of-steel, and the vehicle B, of a well-known style, which I have shown for the purpose of illustration,although my inventionmay be'applied to any wellknown pattern of light or heavy vehicles for either driving or hauling purposes. The runner A, which] have shown of bent steel, has a large curved fore portion and a shortcurved rear part, provided with forked ends A, as

shaped groove A on its upper side for the reception of the lower portion of the rim of the wheel B for shielding it and especially for protecting a Wheel with a rubber tire.

The runner used for heavy hauling-vehicles' has aflatbottomed groove A as shown in the transverse section of my modification in Fig. .4. In Fig. 5 I have shown a transverse section of a modificatior of my .ii1ventiou which has no groove provided for the reception of the lower portion of the rim of the wheel B, which may be secured as desired.

My iuvention may be utilized with equal advantage on all classes of vehiclessuch as buggies, cart-s, cabs, and wagonsduring. 'snowfalls suitable for sleighing or sledding,

audit may be attached to -or detached from eachwheelof avehicle in a very few minut es. The runuers when detached may be conveniently carried in the vehicle-box,which enables my invention to be used on long journeys withoutdetention at any time on acbody and gear parts mounted on wheels, the

combination of a detachable, integral runner rigidly secured to each wheel, the runner having a large curved fore and a short curved rear portion provided with forked ends for receiving the rim of the wheel, suitable means for securing the forked ends to the rim of the Wheel and a long U-shaped groove on the upper, inner side of, the runner for receiving and protectihg the lower portion of the rim of the wheel, substantially.as specified.

, GEORGE GLASCOOK.

Witnesses: r

r O. U. PERRIN,

ALVAH GLASCOCK. 

